Despite a controversial career in politics, Datuk Seri Mahathir bin Mohamad (born 1925) became prime minister of Malaysia in 1981 and then won four consecutive elections. He is listed as the 41st oldest office-holders among the worldwide leadership....

(b. 1925), prime minister of Malaysia. Mahathir Bin Mohamad has significantly shaped his country's political landscape while also serving as an unofficial spokesman for the so-called Third World. Throughout his career, Mahathir has been an...

Mahathir MohamadPrime Minister (pronounced "ma-hah-TEER mo-HAH-med") "I'll be here for as long as the people want me." Malaysia's estimated 22.7 million people (2002) come from a multitude of ethnic and...

This is a Malay name; the name "Mohamad" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by his or her given name, "Mahathir". Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad (IPA: [maˈhɑ.ðe bin moˈhɑ.mat̚]), was the fourth Prime Minister of...

A sad case of post-prime-ministerial syndrome THREE years have passed since Mahathir Mohamad stepped down, after governing Malaysia for 22 years. But the former prime minister is still finding it hard to adjust to retirement. After griping behind the scenes for the...

During the colonial period Malaysia, or rather Malaya, was the biggest producer of tin and rubber in the world. There was hardly any manufacturing industry. Practically all manufactured goods had to be imported. After independence in 1957, the problem of unemployment became...